diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-N b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-N
index 1a087c3c8bb861584c069142bfe1fd8b02415956..2da8b49589a0330332d7e064e995e176dc765b2c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-N
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-N
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
 CONFIG_PREEMPT=n
-CONFIG_RCU_EXPERT=y
+#CHECK#CONFIG_RCU_EXPERT=n
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-P b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-P
index 8205b481d9ed18ad85b38b1df9d96f821bb2a1c1..ab7ccd38232b6f3652609f377cc0cbf8f9b198b8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-P
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-P
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ CONFIG_RCU_TRACE=n
 CONFIG_SMP=y
 CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8
 CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
+CONFIG_RCU_EXPERT=y
+CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT=2
+CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT_LEAF=2
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=n
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
 CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
-#CHECK#CONFIG_RCU_EXPERT=n
 CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC=y
 CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING=y